Hohenstein Surname
Approximately 3,342 people bear this surname
Hohenstein Surname User-submission:
Hohenstein is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Hohenstein ('high stone'), north Baden-Württemberg.
Hohenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,643 | 1:48,999 | 6,399 |
| United States | 1,526 | 1:237,522 | 22,749 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
Hohenstein (10) may also be a first name.
Hohenstein Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hohenstein is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Hohenstein ('high stone'), north Baden-Württemberg.
- deleted-173293Hohenstein Demographics
Average Male Hohenstein Height
176.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hohenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hohenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hohenstein is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hohenstein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hohenstein? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 134,680th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,180,594 people. The last name Hohenstein is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Hohenstein reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hohenstein is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,643 people, or 1 in 48,999. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Bavaria, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Hohenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hohenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hohenstein surname increased 1,304 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hohenstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hohenstein last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hohenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.27% more than the national average, earning R 385,620 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,716 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hohensteijn | 95 | 12 | / |
| Hohenshtein | 95 | 7 | / |
| Hoenstein | 95 | 3 | / |
| Hohenstien | 90 | 5 | / |
| Hohemstein | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hohensteyn | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hohinstein | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hohenstine | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hauhenstein | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hoenstine | 84 | 198 | / |
| Ohenstine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hoemstein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hoensteen | 84 | 0 | / |
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